The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-10-06
CAUGHT oIRouLArlNe.
Items Found Floating in the City and VII
clnity'

The potato crop Ia short this year ant
the tubers are consequently high II
price.
The will Of Isaac Zellers, deceased, o
0snaburg township, was filed for pro
bate to-day.
Accompany at Alliance has cOmmeD cet
drilling for Gas, the hole has reached
depth Of 375 feet.
William McEndaffer and FlOrencI
Irwin, Of Paris township, have beeI
granted license to marry.
It Is reported that thieves broke into
the leather store Of William BOOry Of
Way nesburg last night and carried of
$400 worth of leather.
The SIchlev Hook and Ladder Com
pany has received challenges from both
the Canton and Mansfield companies
One of them will be accommodated during
the Fair.-[Wooster Republican.
MIR. Lew Blake, of this city, has been
pngs ged as treasurer with the Ford &
Brown Opera Company, which Is sing.
| ing this week In DennisOD, to good
business. The company will appear
here shOrtle.0
DR.. Z. O. POrtman celebrated his birth.
day Thursday evening by entertaining g
the gentlemen members of the COneOr.
dis In the hall Of that society. Speeches,
music. etc, with Tefrt shments made up
an enjoyable program.
A collision occurred on the Fair
Ground track Friday between a boy
riding 8 horse and q man driving q
horse and buggy. The boy escaped with
shaking up, while the man was thrown
out and badly bruised.
Mrs. Joseph AIlOnas died at Columbus
Sunday morning. Her remains Will be
brought here today and taken TO the
residence OF Peter LOthameT, on North
Poplar street Funeral Tuesday at l0;30
from the St. Peters Catholic church.
H. NJ. johnson and another runner
named Gilmore worked a job st Muncie,
Ind, Thursday and got away with the
sDortH. johnson Is said to be suffering
from strain In ona Of his legs, and Ii
is doubtful If he will meet Bethune in
New York next month.
Mrs. j. r. Zimmerman, Misses Flo
Johnson and Jennie Mc9weiney, three
Wooster ladies abroad on tour through
Germany, were taken before the chief
of police of Lelpsio to assign rea Ons for
their presence In the city. They exhib-
tied their passports and were released
The courts have decided that no b0un-
dary fence can be made OF barbed wire
without the consent Of the parties W.
Ing the adjacent land, and any man who
puts up barbed wire fence along the
highway, renders himself liable for all
injuries resulting to stock along said
highway.
The Mutual Relief Society life insur-
ance organization OF Rochester, N. Y,
on last Friday evening established
local branch Of the order In the Office OF
Bond & Wise in this city. The follow
ing officers were elected: President,
NJ. W. 0berlin, vice president, G. L
Hiner; secretary, Lorin G. Wise; exam
iners. DR.. j. r. Hudson and DR.. j. F.
Marchand.
Ten couples have been granted mar.
rlsge licenses in the Probate office:
Cyrus Young and Nora Witsman, of
Lake township; William HOutz and
Clara E. Snyder, of MRpeltcn; Frank P.
Whitmer and Ida A. Walker, of Pike
township; James ]. Lutz and 5slome
Shelter, of Bethlehem township, Mott
Ray and Maggie McGTegor, of Alliance;
William DickerhOof and Annie Harmon,
Of Nimishillen township; G. +. Porter
and Hattie Dangler, OF MsssillOn; Kelly
A. Riggle and Elizabeth E. BruUkhaTt,
Of Msssillon; q. G. Evans and L zzie E
Mckinney, Of Pike township; James A.
M WolE -
Lexington township.
The New Lisbon Journal gives the
following interesting item on the or.
gRnization of the New Lisbon Board of
Improvement. Membership In said
Board of improvement shall be acquired
by subscription of $50 to fund, and
each member be entitled to as many
votes In the selection of officers, as he
shall subscribe shares of $50 each. The
money subscribed should not be an sD
s0lute gift, but as nOn-interest bear
Ing loan, to be returned to tie SUBJ
scriber In stated term of years. The
fund so raised shall be advertised ard
offered as a non n.inteTest bearing loan
for periods of from five to seven
years, In amounts Of from five to ten, or
fifteen thousand dollars, but proper
toned to the number OF men guaranteed
to be employed, to such worthy indus
trial enterprises as may thus be induced
to locate among US. The ratio of the
loan to the number of men guaranteed
10 be employed not TO exceed S2O0 pat
man. Such loans to be made unly to
such persons as can pledge az al Offset
to said loan an amount Of capital at
least eqpal in amount to the loan, 80
that ali loans may be properly secured
and not made to irresponsible persons